GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |